Where does “naidheachd” come from?

naidheachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic nuadh, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

naidheachd (Scottish Gaelic): news

Definitions

  1. news

Ancestry of “naidheachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnuadhnew, fresh
2Middle Irishnúanew
3Old Irishnuaenew
4Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “naidheachd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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